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- The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
- How to apply
- How previous study affects your support for a PGDE
- PGDE Priority Subjects
The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
If you are taking a PGDE, the support arrangements will be the same as for an undergraduate course.
If you are studying in Scotland this will be tuition fees and a student loan. You may also be entitled to a bursary and any supplementary grants that apply to you.
If you are studying at a UK institution outside Scotland, you can apply for a loan to pay your fees and a student loan for living costs. You may also be entitled to a bursary and any supplementary grants that apply to you.
How to apply
For the PGDE you should apply online as an undergraduate student and not a postgraduate student. This will ensure you receive the correct level of support.
How previous study affects your support for a PGDE
If you have previously studied at postgraduate level, with or without support from UK public funds, or your first degree, funded from UK public funds, qualifies you with a profession (for example, accountancy, architecture, engineering, medicine, nursing, ministers of religion and priests, physiotherapy or podiatry) the following applies.
If you are studying a PGDE in Scotland, we will not normally pay the tuition fees of £1,820 or give you a bursary. However, you can apply for a student loan and any supplementary grants that apply to you.
If you are studying the PGDE at a UK institution outside Scotland, we will not normally give you a loan to pay your fees or give you a bursary. However, you can apply for a student loan for your living costs and any supplementary grants that apply to you.
PGDE Priority Subjects
If you want to do a Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) in a priority subject, as well as your student loan and supplementary grants, we will pay your fees and bursary no matter what your previous qualification is. The priority subjects for session 2012-2013 are English, Gaelic, Home Economics, Maths, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Physics, Technological Education and Primary Education (all courses including Gaelic medium).